From Concepción to the "Twin Craters", and beyond... |
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From Concepción to the "Twin Craters", and beyond... |
 Mar 10 2010, 03:22 AM
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Farewell Conception?
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Mar 10 2010, 03:58 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 128 Joined: 28-October 08 From: Boston, MA Member No.: 4469 |
Sure looks that way. I reckon she covered about 55m to the WSW. Time for a new thread?
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Mar 10 2010, 04:43 AM
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QUOTE (Stu @ Mar 9 2010, 02:35 PM)  Wonder how much longer we'll be enjoying this view...? I'm really enjoying the view of Concepcion now! 
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Mar 10 2010, 05:28 AM
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I may be misinterpreting, but it looks like we've left. I make a heading of Southeast.
Bye bye Concepcion...  --Bill
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Mar 10 2010, 06:58 AM
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 The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5546 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
As the great man used to say...
Allons-y!!!!
Really enjoyed our stay at Concepcion, and think that in years to come the study of the "Chocolate Hills" will come to be seen as one of the mission highlights... wonder what the geologists learned about Mars' history there? ... but yes, time to move on. Wonders await! -------------------- |
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Mar 10 2010, 11:43 AM
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 Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2149 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
Is everyone onboard? Next stop: Santa Maria! (with a brief halt at Twin Craters in order to satisfy your physiological needs Meridiani journeyers)
-------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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Mar 10 2010, 11:47 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 4164 Joined: 19-April 05 From: .br at .es Member No.: 253 |
There're roughly 600m from our current position to the twin craters and the odometry is now near 19500m, so that means the 20km mark will be reached during this leg.
20km! Unbelievable! |
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Mar 10 2010, 12:17 PM
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Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2149 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
QUOTE (Tesheiner @ Mar 10 2010, 11:47 AM) 20km! Unbelievable! Yes, unbelievable but 3 months and 1 week behind schedule according to my predictions...are we there yet?
-------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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Mar 10 2010, 06:12 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5546 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Hmmm. I like Concepcion... and I also like the Twin Craters... but which is best?
There's only one way to find out...
Left hand images (IAS Viewer 1x) to same scale. Right hand images (IAS viewer 4X) to same scale too. -------------------- |
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Mar 10 2010, 11:16 PM
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Is it possible to tell whether they formed at the same time, from one impact event, or are just next to each other by coincidence?
-------------------- To a body of infinite size there can be ascribed neither centre nor boundary... Thus the Earth no more than any other world is at the centre. -Giordano Bruno, 1584.
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Mar 10 2010, 11:30 PM
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If one happened significantly later than the other, it would have mostly filled it (the earlier) in with ejecta.
-------------------- My Grandpa goes to Mars every day and all I get are these lousy T-shirts!
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Mar 10 2010, 11:31 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 567 Joined: 4-September 06 From: Boston Member No.: 1102 |
I would guess the same time. If one was formed later, I would think ejectra from the second would be obvious in the first. Good question.
[edit] Shaka posted about 30 seconds faster. -------------------- Floyd
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Mar 10 2010, 11:48 PM
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Even so, it's likely that one was formed just a fraction sooner than the other as sparated bolides are unlikely to travel at exactly the same speed. I reckon the one on the left is later by half a second (or less).
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Mar 11 2010, 12:15 AM
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I think that the key is the shape of the "border" wall between those two craters. It looks like both of their shapes have been altered by simultaneous formation.
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Mar 11 2010, 09:18 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 279 Joined: 10-September 08 Member No.: 4338 |
Many if not most of the pancam and navcam images down at exploratorium today are corrupted. Problem with Oppy?
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